Published date: 1 June 2021

This notice was replaced on 27 August 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 8 December 2021, last edited 14 January 2025)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Procurement reference

IA2419

Published date

1 June 2021

Closing date

15 June 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a Call for Competition. This is intended to initiate a soft market testing process.

Within Staffordshire the Council currently commission a single Integrated Advocacy Service model, which includes:

• Independent Advocacy under the Care Act 2014 (including for Prisoners)
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and paid Representatives
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), and
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)

This current contract is scheduled to cease on 31 st March 2022.

The main purpose of this engagement is to consider how the above services across Staffordshire can continue to be best provided in terms of geographical breakdown for the market to ensure appropriate service coverage, capacity, reliability, equality of access by all communities to achieve beneficial outcomes.

A market engagement questionnaire is available on the E tendering Proactis system https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login.This is an opportunity for providers to share experiences and suggestions in delivering a range of services in the most effective and efficient way to help shape the new service model. This also includes looking at how you, as providers envisage the new Liberty Protection Safeguards potentially impacting upon you and how you deliver future advocacy services.

It is anticipated that tender documentation will be available in August 2021.

To participate in this process further, providers are invited to:
register an expression of interest, using the contract reference number IA2419 for this procurement process on our E tendering Proactis system https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

Responses to the market engagement questionnaire can be forwarded via email to lisa.dobric@staffordshire.gov.uk or via a message through Proactis. Your response should be submitted by 17.00pm Tuesday 15th June 2021.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lisa Dobric

Address

No. 2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford
Stafford
ST16 2DH
England

Telephone

01785 278192

Email

lisa.dobric@staffordshire.gov.uk

Website

www.staffordshire.gov.uk